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URL:https://grandpianoseries.org/events/konstantin-soukhovetski-milana-str
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SUMMARY:Konstantin Soukhovetski & Milana Strezeva
DESCRIPTION:This event is SOLD OUT. Want to come at 7:30 PM? Add your name
  to the list\, and we'll let you know if we add a performance.\n\nALL PROC
 EEDS GO TO SUPPORT FREE YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS\n\nMilana Strezeva is a J
 uilliard-trained pianist\, founding member of the Manhattan Piano Trio\, a
 nd co-founder of the Grand Piano Series. Milana's experience as a stellar 
 performer and strategic arts executive has come together at the Grand Pian
 o Series\, where she has demonstrated an innate ability to foster collabor
 ations and contribute positively to community enrichment through music.\n\
 nUnder Milana’s excellent stewardship and an unwavering commitment to ar
 tists\, the Grand Piano Series has grown and flourished since its founding
  in 2016. As President and Artistic Director of the organization\, Milana 
 has demonstrated a meticulous approach to cultivating both fiscal health a
 nd innovative growth\, garnering admiration across Southwest Florida and b
 eyond.\n\nThe Grand Piano Series is committed to presenting established ar
 tists of the highest caliber as well as exciting artists who are at the ea
 rlier stages of their careers. The Series is proud to be one of only seven
  institutions in the United States to own a Fazioli F308\, the longest pia
 no produced in the world.\n\n\n\nKonstantin Soukhovetski\, the 2019 Innova
 tion Award Winner from the Music Academy of the West\, is a multidisciplin
 ary artist and educator with a flourishing international career. As the di
 rector of education and community engagement at the Grand Piano Series\, h
 e oversees educational programs in schools and after-school initiatives. K
 onstantin is an adjunct faculty member at The Juilliard School\, his alma 
 mater\, and teaches at Pianofest in the Hamptons.\n\nRecently\, Konstantin
  has guest lectured at several prestigious institutions\, including the Cu
 rtis Institute of Music\, Northwestern University’s School of Music\, th
 e Singapore Academy of Music\, and Jelgavas Mūsikas Vidusskolas in Latvia
 . He frequently serves on the jury for international piano competitions\, 
 including his recent role on the 2024 Cleveland International Piano Compet
 ition selection jury.\n\nKonstantin has performed in various notable venue
 s\, touring with Absolute Classics in the UK\, and participating in the Ba
 tura Festival in St. Sebastian and the Canary Islands (Spain)\, the PianoF
 ête Festival in Vashon\, Washington\, the Odyssiad Festival in Fort Colli
 ns\, Colorado\, the International Composers Symposium in Del Mar\, Califor
 nia\, and ProtoStar Series in La Jolla\, California\, among others. His re
 cent orchestral appearances include performances with the Brooklyn Chamber
  Orchestra and Pegasus: The Orchestra at Lincoln Center’s Tully Hall.\n\
 nThroughout his career\, Konstantin has received over 17 awards from leadi
 ng international piano competitions and the Paul &amp\; Daisy Soros Fellow
 ship for New Americans. Born in Moscow to a family of visual artists\, he 
 studied at the Moscow Central Special Music School\, where he double major
 ed in piano and composition.\nProgram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhere Dreams Reside\n
 \nIn Petite Suite\, Debussy creates a magical world that sparks children'
 s imaginations with seemingly mundane activities\, each one belonging to a
  heightened reality\, like a dream. Ravel’s Basque heritage takes center
  stage in the beguiling Ma mère l'Oye\, featuring the beloved rhythm of t
 he Habanera. The ethereal Fragment by Psathas quotes the second movement
  of his View from Olympus\, where myth\, music\, and memory are forever i
 ntertwined.\n\nDebussy: Petite suite L 71b\, for piano duet\n\nPsathas: 
 Fragment\, for piano duet\n\nRavel: Ma mère l'Oye\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
 \nGet Tickets\n\n\n
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LOCATION:Quidley & Company Fine Art Gallery\, 375 Broad Ave S\, Naples\, FL
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